Ace Football previews the Championship round 7 match between Oxford and Burnley and offers team stats, betting tips and the latest odds.
Oxford enjoy home advantage, when visitors Burnley swing by on Saturday for a clash in the Championship. The former will be looking to make that home advantage count.
Oxford are number 9 in the table on nine points after six matches. Burnley rank as number 3 with 13 points after six matches played.
Form: Oxford vs Burnley
Oxford Form
Oxford are looking to bounce back from a recent setback and get back to winning ways. In their last three matches, they first took out Preston by 3-1, before beating Stoke by 1-0. The winning streak came to an end against Bristol City, who ran out 2-1 winners. Oxford claimed a middle-of-the-road three wins in their previous six matches on home soil in the Championship. They also drew zero but remained undefeated, as they scored six and conceded one goals.
Burnley Form
Burnley look well suited to take on any opponent as their last three matches ended with a draw and two wins. They started off drawing 1-1 with Blackburn, before downing first Leeds by 0-1, then Portsmouth in a 2-1 win. Burnley came through their last six away games in the Championship with four wins. Of those six matches, they drew once and lost once in which, they scored ten and conceded five.
Betting stats and facts for Oxford and Burnley
Here are some facts that might be useful for placing bets on the upcoming game between Oxford and Burnley. The facts are based on the statistics from the last couple of matches that these teams played across all tournaments.
- In 18 of the last 20 Oxford matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 9 of the last 10 Oxford home matches the sum of goals was under 2.5
- In 9 of the last 10 Oxford home matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 4 of the last 5 Oxford matches in the Championship, the sum of goals was over 2.5
- Oxford have won 3 of the last 4 home matches and the sum of goals was under 2.5
- In 8 of the last 10 Burnley matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 8 of the last 10 Burnley matches in the Championship, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 6 of the last 7 Burnley away matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In the last 3 Burnley away matches the sum of goals was under 2.5
- In 4 of the last 5 Burnley matches the sum of goals was under 2.5
In-form players: Oxford vs Burnley
There are a few players in each team who currently draws attention to their name in the goal-scoring department. For the visitors, Josh Brownhill has been hitting the net regularly and now has three goals in his last six games. Should he find himself in the starting line-up this coming Saturday, it is because The Clarets bank on him to build on these numbers against Oxford. The latter relies on Mark Harris, who found the target four times in six games.
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Full-time result
In their last 10 matches at Kassam Stadium across all tournaments Oxford won six times, drew one and lost three times. Burnley claimed three wins, three draw and four defeats in their last 10 games away.
Both teams to score
Oxford scored the first goal in six out of their last ten games. Burnley got the opening goal in four out of their last ten away games. Burnley managed two wins without conceding a goal in their previous 10 matches.
Total goals
Over 2.5 goals came out four times in the previous ten matches across all tournaments for Oxford, who scored an average of 1.4 goals along the way. Over 2.5 goals happened in five of the last ten outings for Burnley, who managed to score 1.6 times in those matches.
Betting prediction: Oxford vs Burnley
In conclusion, the upcoming game between Oxford and Burnley seems like a decent betting opportunity. Considering the abovementioned stats and facts, we have come up with a betting suggestion for this Championship match.
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